Leadership

Tools for internal and external messaging on veteran initiatives; engaging in collaborations in your sector or cross-sector; for veteran-related corporate social responsibility, community engagement, and philanthropy; and for creating corporate cultures that engage the veteran talent pool.

Preparedness

Resources for veterans and their families on transition from the military to civilian status, including for resources for employment, education, training, accommodations and workplace supports, and more, and information for employers on how to access veteran talent or education for their veterans.

HR Processes

Human resources processes and practices to support recruiting, hiring, and retaining veteran talent, and creating coordinated and sustained approaches to link veteran skills with the organizational goals of business and industry and other civilian sector employers.

Co-Worker & Peer Resources

Tools and resources for co-workers and peers to learn about veterans, their education, experience, training, qualifications, and how veterans contribute to the workplace. Materials to engage veteran co-workers and for peers to help assimilate veterans into a company's culture and environment.

Engaging Veterans in America’s Civilian Workforce

America’s employers play a critical part in employing veterans as they return from service and seek private sector opportunities. This toolkit is one step forward to fill the existing void of resources that corporations need to create rewarding career opportunities for servicemen and women, and to benefit from the strong talent pool represented in veterans and their families.

The Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University (IVMF) and General Electric (GE) are partnering to empower our nation’s employers with the tools, strategies, and peer resources to adopt a collaborative and strategic approach to veteran employment. Select tools include best-in-class practices, processes, resources and programs positioned to increase employment opportunities for our nation’s veterans, contributed by those using them and curated by IVMF experts.

GE is the lead corporate sponsor of this toolkit and an IVMF flagship partner, supporting the institute’s work to improve the employment situation of veterans and their families. Our collaboration provides the resources to create this collaborative, open effort of

our nation’s employers, public sector institutions, organizations and additional stakeholders to deliver a robust and dynamic set of tools and resources which can be shared and leveraged in support of veteran-focused career initiatives.

Lockheed Martin is heavily involved in programs aimed at helping transitioning veterans, including Get Skills to Work, and has hired more than 2,200 veterans in 2012. More than 25,000 of Lockheed’s employees are veterans.

Veteran Employment Leading Practices – curated contributions by many stakeholders, useable by everyone – contains resources for executive leaders, human resources professionals, veteran employees and peer co-workers designed to promote the business case for recruiting, hiring, retaining and advancing veterans in careers in the private sector. It is organized into four main categories: